International selling artist, writer, letterer and designer Lyndon White’s amazing poster for a new comics event Barrow Does Comics, coming to Barrow town centre on Saturday 18th April 2026, has been revealed.
“Barrow officially has its own book dragons!” Lyndon enthuses of his incredible art. “I had so much fun working on this for Barrow BID and can’t wait to share more leading up to the event in April.”
Working with Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Barrow BID will be bringing comic artists from all over the world (including some brilliant Barrovian talent) into town centre venues for workshops, discussions, signings and more. At the heart of the event will be a marketplace for artists to showcase and sell their work.
Aimed at 16-25 year olds, Barrow Does Comics celebrates creative opportunities, whether you enjoy art as a hobby or are thinking about pursuing it as a career.
The Festival of Colours by the local arts organisation, BarrowFull, will be taking place on the same day, meaning together Barrow town centre will be filled with colour, creativity and inspiration.
Combining monsters and magic, Lyndon White’s work is highly acclaimed and described as “beautifully haunting”, especially his best-sellers Antarctica, Candles, Sparks and the Fallen Star and the Reanimator series.
Currently working on a fantasy comics project, Embers, Lyndon’s stunning work has been published by Image Comics, Top Cow Productions, Titan Comics and Blue Fox Comics. He’s also run over 60 successful Kickstarter campaigns.
In addition to his published comics and graphic novels, Lyndon shares his experiences teaching Sequential Arts at Salford University. A sought-after collaborator, Lyndon’s design talents are diverse, working among clients such as: Twitch, Savvy Games, Historic Royal Palaces and theLakes International Comic Art Festival.
As we previously reported, Lyndon’s recent projects include After the Fire, a 24-page comic created especially for Barrow Library, published last November. A heartfelt coming-of-age story rooted in local history and resilience, it’s set during the Barrow Blitz, it follows two siblings, Ted and Muriel, separated by war yet bound by hope.
Barrow Does Comics has been made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England, alongside the support of our sponsors and partners: Barrow Rising, University of Cumbria, Westmorland and Furness Council, Barrow Town Council, The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Furness Media, Graphixsigns LTD, CGP Books, Level Up Gaming Events , The Derby Inn, The Meeting Place, Holiday Inn Express, Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakes and Coffee D’Ash Uk.
LICAF has created a Youth Production Team, aimed at encouraging younger members of the Furness community to share their opinions and help shape the event.
Barrow BID is a not-for profit organisation set up in September 2016, creating a business community to promote and regenerate Barrow’s Town Centre. The scheme is funded by local town centre businesses.
• Look out for more Barrow Does Comics news on the LICAF Facebook Page
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• Lyndon White is online at lyndonwhite.com | Facebook | Instagram | X
Barrow Does Comics Comic Creation Workshops
In the run up to Barrow Does Comics, a series of Comic Creation Workshops are already taking place in the town, the first, which took place last week, seeing young comic creators set loose to create their own zines, ready to sell (if they wish) at the event this April.
These workshops will be running again, with a few free spaces still available on Thursday 12th February at The Derby Inn (book a free ticket here via Eventbrite); and on Thursday 19th Feb at Townhouse.211, Barrow in Furness (book a free ticket here via Eventbrite).
Barrow Does Comics is just part of LICAF’s dynamic, year-round programme of international comic art activity with the over-arching theme of “Comics Can Change the World”. LICAF is also an active supporter of the National Year of Reading 2026.
Away from Barrow, LICAF’s main festival itself will be returning to Kendal Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th October 2026, after being hosted in Bowness-on-Windermere since 2022. As we reported yesterday, invitations are still open to creators, publishers and collectives to apply and be part of the Comics Marketplace. The deadline for applications is 1st March 2026. Application + full Terms and Conditions are here
• The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is online at: comicartfestival.com | BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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